Women 400m Medley Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Saturday, 17th October - Gold Medal: Donna de Verona, United States
Final time gap L Y Butte Back Breast 1. Donna De Varona 5:18.7 OR 4 17 1:09.9 2:28.3 4:05.9 2. Sharon Finneran 5:24.1 +5.4s 7 18 1:11.8 2:35.7 4:12.0 3. Martha Randall 5:24.2 +5.5s 3 16 1:12.6 2:34.2 4:12.9 4. Veronika Holletz 5:25.6 +6.9s 5 19 1:13.5 2:36.8 4:12.3 5. Linda Mcgill 5:28.4 +9.7s 8 18 1:13.8 2:40.2 4:13.0 6. Betty Heukels 5:30.3 +11.6s 2 22 1:15.2 2:42.6 4:13.7 7. Anita Lonsbrough 5:30.5 +11.8s 6 23 1:14.8 2:42.5 4:14.5 8. Marta Egervari 5:38.4 +19.7s 1 21 1:14.9 2:42.5 4:18.3
World Record: Donna de Varona, United States 5:14.9 New York, United States 30th August 1964 New Event
Donna de Varona had competed at the 1960 Olympics when she was only 13-years-old. But even at that age she held the world record in the 400 individual medley, which was not an Olympic event in 1960. Over the next four years she became the best swimmer in the world, and set five more world records in this event, and eight in the 200 IM, as well as one 100 backstroke world record in 1963. She came to Tokyo as a clear favorite in this new Olympic event, and did not disappoint. In the final she took the lead at 100 metres, and kept pouring it on. Sharon Finneran had twice interrupted de Varona's world record streak in the 400 IM, setting world records in Osaka, Japan on 26 and 28 July 1962. But she was no match in Tokyo for de Varona, although she won the silver medal, but Finneran was almost six seconds back. Martha Randall came up for third to complete an American sweep.
Heats - Thursday, 15th OctoberBest 8 times advanced to Final.
Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Donna De Varona 5:24.2 OR 5 17 1. 1:10.9 2:31.3 4:10.4 2. Marianne Heemskerk 5:38.6 +14.4s 3 20 10. 1:13.4 2:41.3 4:18.6 3. Helen Louise Kennedy 5:49.9 +25.7s 1 15 17. 1:18.5 2:46.9 4:34.9 4. Natsuko Matsuda 5:51.5 +27.3s 7 17 19. 1:14.8 2:49.6 4:30.3 5. Silvia Belmar Bohigas 6:00.7 +36.5s 6 19 20. 1:17.1 2:51.8 4:39.5 -. Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris DNS 4 16 -. -. Janice Murphy DNS 2 21 -.
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Veronika Holletz 5:26.8 OR +2.6s 5 19 2. 1:13.6 2:34.7 4:11.2 2. Betty Heukels 5:32.4 +8.2s 6 22 5. 1:15.6 2:41.6 4:12.9 3. Linda Mcgill 5:38.3 +14.1s 4 18 8. 1:13.9 2:43.6 4:20.0 4. Kimiko Ezaka 5:42.1 +17.9s 2 20 13. 1:15.6 2:45.7 4:24.7 5. Kirsten Strange-Campbell 5:44.4 +20.2s 7 20 16. 1:17.6 2:48.5 4:23.8 6. Pamela Johnson 6:11.9 +47.7s 3 16 22. 1:22.8 2:54.4 4:44.4 -. Maria Rosario De Vivanco Roca DNS 1 15 3.
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Martha Randall 5:27.8 OR +3.6s 2 16 3. 1:13.9 2:35.2 4:14.8 2. Barbara Hounsell 5:38.4 +14.2s 7 13 9. 1:18.4 2:44.2 4:22.9 3. Adrie Lasterie 5:41.3 +17.1s 6 20 12. 1:14.6 2:44.0 4:23.6 4. Harriet Blank 5:42.4 +18.2s 5 19 14. 1:15.8 2:45.2 4:22.6 5. Isabel Castane Lopez 5:50.7 +26.5s 4 18 18. 1:20.0 2:50.2 4:24.3 6. Margaret Harding 6:10.7 +46.5s 3 16 21. 1:19.3 2:55.9 4:44.3
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Anita Lonsbrough 5:30.6 OR +6.4s 3 23 4. 1:14.3 2:40.6 4:14.4 2. Sharon Finneran 5:32.7 +8.5s 4 18 6. 1:13.4 2:40.0 4:19.4 3. Marta Egervari 5:35.8 +11.6s 5 21 7. 1:15.7 2:41.6 4:16.7 4. Helga Zimmermann 5:38.9 +14.7s 2 21 11. 1:15.5 2:45.1 4:24.9 5. Jane Cortis 5:43.6 +19.4s 6 16 15. 1:16.9 2:40.7 4:23.5 -. Marilyn Sidelsky DNS 1 16 -.
Final time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Donna De Varona 5:18.7 OR 4 17 1. 1:09.9 2:28.3 4:05.9 2. Sharon Finneran 5:24.1 +5.4s 7 18 2. 1:11.8 2:35.7 4:12.0 3. Martha Randall 5:24.2 +5.5s 3 16 3. 1:12.6 2:34.2 4:12.9 4. Veronika Holletz 5:25.6 +6.9s 5 19 4. 1:13.5 2:36.8 4:12.3 5. Linda Mcgill 5:28.4 +9.7s 8 18 5. 1:13.8 2:40.2 4:13.0 6. Betty Heukels 5:30.3 +11.6s 2 22 6. 1:15.2 2:42.6 4:13.7 7. Anita Lonsbrough 5:30.5 +11.8s 6 23 7. 1:14.8 2:42.5 4:14.5 8. Marta Egervari 5:38.4 +19.7s 1 21 8. 1:14.9 2:42.5 4:18.3 Heats time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Donna De Varona 5:24.2 OR 5 17 1. 1:10.9 2:31.3 4:10.4 1. Veronika Holletz 5:26.8 OR +2.6s 5 19 2. 1:13.6 2:34.7 4:11.2 1. Martha Randall 5:27.8 OR +3.6s 2 16 3. 1:13.9 2:35.2 4:14.8 1. Anita Lonsbrough 5:30.6 OR +6.4s 3 23 4. 1:14.3 2:40.6 4:14.4 2. Betty Heukels 5:32.4 +8.2s 6 22 5. 1:15.6 2:41.6 4:12.9 2. Sharon Finneran 5:32.7 +8.5s 4 18 6. 1:13.4 2:40.0 4:19.4 3. Marta Egervari 5:35.8 +11.6s 5 21 7. 1:15.7 2:41.6 4:16.7 3. Linda Mcgill 5:38.3 +14.1s 4 18 8. 1:13.9 2:43.6 4:20.0 2. Barbara Hounsell 5:38.4 +14.2s 7 13 9. 1:18.4 2:44.2 4:22.9 2. Marianne Heemskerk 5:38.6 +14.4s 3 20 10. 1:13.4 2:41.3 4:18.6 4. Helga Zimmermann 5:38.9 +14.7s 2 21 11. 1:15.5 2:45.1 4:24.9 3. Adrie Lasterie 5:41.3 +17.1s 6 20 12. 1:14.6 2:44.0 4:23.6 4. Kimiko Ezaka 5:42.1 +17.9s 2 20 13. 1:15.6 2:45.7 4:24.7 4. Harriet Blank 5:42.4 +18.2s 5 19 14. 1:15.8 2:45.2 4:22.6 5. Jane Cortis 5:43.6 +19.4s 6 16 15. 1:16.9 2:40.7 4:23.5 5. Kirsten Strange-Campbell 5:44.4 +20.2s 7 20 16. 1:17.6 2:48.5 4:23.8 3. Helen Louise Kennedy 5:49.9 +25.7s 1 15 17. 1:18.5 2:46.9 4:34.9 5. Isabel Castane Lopez 5:50.7 +26.5s 4 18 18. 1:20.0 2:50.2 4:24.3 4. Natsuko Matsuda 5:51.5 +27.3s 7 17 19. 1:14.8 2:49.6 4:30.3 5. Silvia Belmar Bohigas 6:00.7 +36.5s 6 19 20. 1:17.1 2:51.8 4:39.5 6. Margaret Harding 6:10.7 +46.5s 3 16 21. 1:19.3 2:55.9 4:44.3 6. Pamela Johnson 6:11.9 +47.7s 3 16 22. 1:22.8 2:54.4 4:44.4 -. Maria Rosario De Vivanco Roca DNS 1 15 3. -. Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris DNS 4 16 -. -. Janice Murphy DNS 2 21 -. -. Marilyn Sidelsky DNS 1 16 -.
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